Typically, scholars approach migrants’ religions as a safeguard of cultural identity, something that connects migrants to their communities of origin. This ethnographic anthology challenges that position by reframing the religious experiences of migrants as a transformative force capable of refashioning narratives of displacement into journeys of spiritual awakening and missionary calling. These essays explore migrants’ motivations in support of an argument that to travel inspires a search for new meaning in religion.

Contributions by: Bubbles Beverly Asor, Arkotong Longkumer, Janet Hoskins, Kenneth Dean, Silvia Vignato, Ester Gallo, Alexander Horstmann, Jagath Pathirage, Amanda Lucia, Weishan Huang